About this role
Job summary
The John Radcliffe Trauma Unit provides care for injured patients, from their reception through to discharge. Approximately 3,500 patients are admitted each year to the Trauma wards, under the care of the Trauma Service. Operations are performed on approximately 3,000 of these inpatients. 48 inpatient adult beds are available to the Trauma Service, with additional beds in the children's surgical ward and the intensive care unit. Patients with multiple injuries are frequently transferred from other hospitals for specialised care. A total of 23,000 patients are seen in the fracture clinics every year.
Due to a significant number of elderly proximal femur fracture patients, the Trauma Team works closely with the Ortho-geriatrician Team. This provides a great opportunity for the post holder to obtain a diverse skill mix with emphasis of management of acute and subacute medical conditions, in addition to generic surgical and orthopaedic skills. It is expected the post will attract individuals with a wide variety of specialist interests, such as: Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, and Radiology.
Main duties of the job
Principal Responsibilities:
Junior grade doctors are responsible for the day to day care of patients.
In particular Trauma Service junior doctors are responsible for:
- Routine care of all patients on the Trauma Service.
- Specific responsibility for the assessment, care and theatre preparation for all emergency admissions when on-call.
- Audit data collection, prescribing and immediate discharge communication for all patients on the Trauma Service.
Description of Working Pattern & The rota
There are 9 junior doctors working a full shift rota.
Junior Doctors are rostered to work with the Trauma 'Consultant of the week' Team, the Orthogeriatric Team, on-call, ward afternoon/evening cover, Nights or 'float week'.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description Job responsibilities
This post is subject to the Trusts terms and conditions that mirror the 2018 junior doctors contract refresh.
Out of hours commitment is applicable.
The appointee must hold a full GMC registration.
Fixed Term contract 12 months.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
12 months Post Graduate experience Sound Core General Medicine & Surgical knowledge include previous trauma and orthopaedic experience Needs NHS experience in an FY2 post or SHO equivalent or higher
Desirable
previous work at OUH ATLS Provider
Qualifications Essential
Medical Qualification Post internship/FY1 GMC Registration with a licence to practise
Desirable
Valid ATLS certificate
Behavioural Skills Essential
Aligned to the Trust values Sound core General Medical & Surgical Knowledge 2 years NHS experience.
Desirable
Emergency medicine/surgery post
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Team working Communication skills Organisation Computer Literate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)